I tried downloading KB823182 security update from MS
website. Got an error that read:
update\update is not a valid Win32 application. Please
help. Thanks for responding so soon, Eric...

I have three new machines I am placing in a public computer room.  I want the three machines to be "stand alones" but I need to lock them up so that users cannot install programs (easily done in guest login), but i also need to lock them up so that users cannot save to the hard ...

i am on my mums pc and someone downloaded something called
hobby hacker to the desktop and a hole load of other crap
also when ever i turn it on the system 32 page of the my
computer thing opens and finaly i keep geting hundrends of

I have a computer in my son's room that he put a password
on.  I want to be able to access it.  Is there a way to
by-pass this?

Hi all,i have a problem logging on to my system as the
administrator as i've forgotten my password in the windows
xp tablet pc edition, can  anyone help asap.
thanxs brian.

Is there a way to run a logon script for a member of Users
as an Administrator on an XP machine?  I need to make some
specific registry changes in the Policy key, but it tells
me "access denied" since the script is being run as a user.

My three machine (the newest running a WindowsXP home edition) are connected
by a switch that runs to a router, then to a cable modem. One machine - that
was the most used - runs Win98SE and Norton SystemWorks with Norton Personal
Firewall. The new XP machine came with McAfee virus ...

MS keeps sending update KB823182 saying I need to download
it for security. I click the install button, it runs
through the wizard and tells me MS has sucessfully
installed the new feature. A few days later I'm sent

I cannot access secure websites & need to repair Internet
Explorer -- according to my internet provider.  I have
Windows XP Home Edition, called Dell support & we went
through everything -- did the go back to time when it

I've just reinstalled Windows XP and have had to reset
all my settings so that I can function normally again...  
However, one problem continues to hassle me - when I try
to log onto Hotmail, I'm told I need to enable cookies.  

When in IE6 and attempting to open Tools>Internet options
I get a "restrictions" dialog box saying " This operation
has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact your" sys admin.

One of our employees' Windows XP Dell notebooks will no
longer boot into Windows.  It loads to the point where it
displays an error box titled: LSASS.EXE - SYSTEM ERROR
The text in the error box is: "When trying to update a

I've found that there's a possibility that someone has
logged onto my small business computer and has forwarded
proprietary information via my email to themselves. Is
there anyway I can find out for sure? It has been months

I am having trouble installing some software onto my
machine running Windows XP Pro.  After running through
the installation options, the following message appears
and the installation finishes, incomplete:

Hello, I am new to Windows XP and have used 98 for years.  
I recently installed XP and am the system administrator.  
I would like to limit what my children have access to-ie
not be able to install programs, change setting etc...I